Seoinín

Irish

Etymology

From Seán (“John”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

Seoinín m (genitive singular Seoinín, nominative plural Seoiníní)

1. (derogatory) shoneen (one who prefers English attitudes, customs or lifestyle to Irish ones); flunkey, toady

Declension

Declension of Seoinín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Seoinín Seoníní vocative a Sheoinín a Sheoníní genitive Seoinín Seoníní dative Seoinín Seoníní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Seoinín na Seoníní genitive an tSeoinín na Seoníní dative leis an Seoinín don Seoinín leis na Seoníní

Synonyms

• (toady): blitsín, failpéir, líodóir, lútálaí, slusaí, súdaire, táthaire

Descendants

• → English: shoneen
• → Yola: Shaneen

Mutation

Mutated forms of Seoinín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Seoinín	Sheoinín after an, tSeoinín	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Seoinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN